M54 Guntruck – Foto e video

Mitragliatrice M54
Paese	Usa
digitare	Veicolo corazzato
Fotografia	Vladimir Jakubov
Individuare	Museo dei trasporti dell'esercito degli Stati Uniti
Descrizione	Album di 58 foto a piedi di un "M54 Guntruck"

Galleria fotografica di un Mitragliatrice M54, A gun truck is an armored vehicle with a crew-served weapon used by units of regular armies or other official government armed forces to escort military convoys in regions subject to ambush by guerrilla forces. One truck, an M54 named by its crew “Eve of Destruction” was brought back intact and is on display at the Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

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Le Mitragliatrice M54 was an improvised armored vehicle used by the US Army and Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It was based on the M54 5-ton 6×6 cargo truck, which was the workhorse of the transport units. The M54 Guntruck had a steel or wooden compartment mounted on the truck bed, which housed one or more crew-served weapons, such as M60 or M2 machine guns, or even a minigun. The compartment was protected by sandbags, steel plates, or airfield landing mats.
Le Mitragliatrice M54 provided security for convoys that were often ambushed by Viet Cong guerrillas on the roads and highways of South Vietnam. The M54 Guntruck crews displayed courage and innovation in modifying and improving their vehicles according to their needs and skills. Some of them received medals of honor for their heroism in combat.